Navigate

NIU is part of the Educational Advisory Board's Student Success Collaborative (SSC) membership which aims to improve student success, retention and graduation rates on college campuses.

Formally known as SSC Campus, the Navigate platform that links faculty, staff, and students in a coordinated care network designed to help schools proactively manage student success (Educational Advisory Board, 2018). Navigate provides NIU faculty and staff with an online platform that allows them to:

Identify and prioritize students who could benefit from additional assistance.

Initiate conversations with students who may be experiencing academic or personal challenges.

How it works

The Navigate platform uses predictive analytics to alert staff if a student is veering off pcourse for graduation in the desired major. The tool predicts a student's successful progress by making comparisons to the pace of students who have successfully graduated in the desired major over the past 10 years.